about me
First and foremost, I’m a writer by training. In my mind, design and code are secondary compared to audience and content. Unless you’re a photographer, your online visitors come to your site because of the content, not because of the glitz (or images). Words are really what it’s all about. I earned my second master’s degree from Northern Illinois University in English - Rhetoric and Professional Writing, so I know a thing or two about crafting effective content. View my thesis on Creating a College Web Style Guide: Defining Value, Process, and Content.
That’s not to say that design doesn’t come into play - far from it. Something that’s beautiful will be admired more than something that isn’t, so I’ve taken pains to become familiar with Photoshop and the history of design. I also know how to translate PSD’s into semantic code.
First and foremost, I'm a writer by training.
In my mind, design and code are secondary
compared to audience and content.
my favorite things
I’m not afraid to admit I have a life beyond the Internet - I have a beautiful daughter and I’m married to a wonderful woman. We have a pug named Bugatti. I like to read, bicycle, and play my Taylor guitar (in no particular order).
View my thesis: Creating a College Web Style Guide: Defining Value, Process, and Content
about this site
My website was lovingly hand-coded on my Apple MBP using Coda and Textmate. I used the delicious jQuery Tools effects, and it's powered by ExpressionEngine, of course.
my social
latest weblog entries
um, i got ANOTHER new job
September 01, 2010
Sorry if I don’t post for awhile.
on almost failing a web skills test
On a recent job interview (that ended well) I was asked to complete a web skills test. They wanted me to bring in my own laptop and create a webpage “from scratch”.
Confessions of an (uncool) Front-End Web Developer
June 04, 2010
I admit it - I’m not a cool web developer. Here’s how I know.